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Tuesday, July 7, 2015

The crowd funding campaign has started for indie horror documentary "Hoia-Baciu Forest: Beyond The Legend". A legend I , like many Westerners ( I assume) have not heard about before other than lists of mysterious places. I have never delved into the actual legend but thankfully there are a few who have, most recently is Paul Dadrian.

Hoia-Baciu Forest, one of the most mysterious places in the world, lays a few kilometers away from the city of Cluj-Napoca, also known as the "heart of Transylvania". Locals nearby are familiar with the strange powers detained by the forrest. The phenomenas manifested there, beyond their power of understanding, prompted them not to ask reckless questions. Because of fear, the forest remained, for a long period of time, shrouded in the unknown. Until the ‘60s, when biologist Alexandru Sift began an intense study of the phenomenas manifested there, in an attempt to solve the mystery. In 1968, newspapers around the world published the wonderful photos of an UFO that has just flown over the area. The photos were studied in research institutes from Europe and the US, all cataloging the picture as authentic. Since then, Hoia-Baciu Forest has become a living legend.The crowd funding is taking place over on Indiegogo.com so go check it out. Filming is scheduled for July 2015, in part because of the availability of the participants. Post-production will be completed, most likely, this Fall. Then, the documentary will be screened at several locations in Romania, facilitating the direct public contact with some of those involved, including the experts. Subsequently, it will be available for free viewing online, subtitled in English.